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Daily Creativity #66 | Flash Contest: Write a Story Told Through Correspondence

Post Published June 22, 2020 by Jane Levi

Some of the earliest novels were written in the form of letters between characters. Try writing a story as a series of text messages, group chats, emails, letters or postcards exchanged between at lea...
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Daily Creativity #58: Write a Poem About What You See

Post Published June 10, 2020 by Anna Rowell

Look to your immediate left or right and write a poem about the first object you see.
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Daily Creativity #56 | Flash Contest: Draw a “Blind Contour” Self-Portrait

Post Published June 8, 2020 by Jane Levi

Make a “blind contour” self portrait. A blind contour is a drawing where you do not look at the paper while you are drawing, and once you have put your pencil or pen on the paper, you don’t lift...
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Daily Creativity #52: Write about Your Favorite Character After the Story Ends

Post Published June 2, 2020 by Molly Torinus

Think about your favorite fictional character, and imagine what will happen to them ten or twenty years after the story they are part of is over. Feel free to think outside the box–what will happen ...
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Daily Creativity #41 | Flash Contest: Write about what Superheroes do in their Spare Time

Post Published May 18, 2020 by Molly Torinus

Write about what super-heroes and super-villains do in their spare time or on their days off. Feel free to make it funny: maybe Voldemort enjoys yoga, or Wonder Woman writes a blog.
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Daily Creativity #39: Write a Poem Inspired by a Breugel Painting

Post Published May 14, 2020

Study this painting for at least five minutes (set a timer!), zooming in to get a better look and taking notes on what you notice. Then write a 16-line poem about it.
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Daily Creativity #38: Invent a New Technology

Post Published May 13, 2020 by Jane Levi

Technology is great. But what other incredible things do you wish it could do? Let your imagination roam free and write a story about a world where your amazing invention is as normal as a toaster or ...
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Daily Creativity #29: Write New Dialogue for a Movie Scene

Post Published April 30, 2020

Watch this movie scene with the sound off, writing your own dialogue. Use that imagined dialogue as the basis for a short story or play.
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Daily Creativity #19: Write about the First Day of School

Post Published April 16, 2020 by Molly Torinus

Write about the first day of school (can be elementary school, middle school, high school, college, or anything else). You can make this a shining moment for your character, or you can make it awkward...
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Daily Creativity #18: Get inspired by an everyday object

Post Published April 15, 2020 by Molly Torinus

Find an everyday object that you don't usually give much thought to, and write down every detail you can about it. What does it look, sound, taste, smell, and feel like?
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